Members Lecture Contraptions

Liam O'Brien, Australia b.1987 / Domestication 2014 / Single-channel HD video: 10:15 minutes, colour, stereo / Purchased 2015. QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Liam Campbell O'Brien/Copyright Agency

Liam O'Brien, Australia b.1987 / Domestication 2014 / Single-channel HD video: 10:15 minutes, colour, stereo / Purchased 2015. QAGOMA Foundation / Collection: Queensland Art Gallery | Gallery of Modern Art / © Liam Campbell O'Brien/Copyright Agency / View full image

When

11.00 am – 12.00 pm, Wed 17 Sep 2025
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Where

Gallery of Modern Art & Cinema A

Accessibility

  • Wheelchair Accessible

What to Expect

Admission

  • Lecture — Member

    Free

  • Lecture — Member's Guest

    $10.00
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About

Delve deeper into QAGOMA exhibitions and displays at the monthly Members lecture.

Rosie Hays, Associate Curator, Australian Cinémathèque, shares a preview of the upcoming ‘Contraptions’ exhibition and cinema program. The exhibition considers how artists use machines for play, experimentation, and hands-on exploration of ideas. While digital production dominates today’s world, many artists remain captivated by the mechanical and handmade nature of analogue contraptions. The selected works reflect on humanity’s relationship with technology, using whimsy and absurdity to conjure unexpected encounters that shift our perception of the world.

Free, bookings are essential as capacity is limited.

Special offer

QAGOMA Members receive a special 20% discount voucher for use at the QAG Cafe or the GOMA Cafe when they attend the lecture in person. Terms and conditions apply. Voucher is valid for three months from date of issue.

What to Expect

This event is for QAGOMA Members and their guests. Please contact members@qagoma.qld.gov.au in advance of the program if you have any access needs or queries about the event. Find out more about Accessibility at QAGOMA and planning your visit.

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Participation and content

  • These events are a great way to meet fellow Members and many people attend solo.
  • Capacity is limited.
  • We ask all attendees to be kind, respectful, and courteous to all participants, speakers and staff at this event. This program will be monitored by QAGOMA staff to ensure the safety and wellbeing of our attendees, speakers and staff.

Sensory aspects

  • Speakers will use an amplified microphone.
  • A screen/projection will be used during the event.
  • This event will be held in Cinema A, which is a 220 seat theatre space.
  • The lights will be turned down on the audience during the event. You can leave the space at any time and re-enter the event.
  • Chairs with backs will be available.
  • This event will be photographed by QAGOMA staff. If you do not wish to be photographed, please advise a QAGOMA staff member on arrival.
  • The Lecture will be recorded and later made available on the private Members YouTube playlist. Please email members@qagoma.qld.gov.au to request the link to a lecture recording.